Common Whitethroat

[Tord Andreasson]

Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis).
High perched and singing at full throat he eventually regrouped to eye level position, checking me out for a few seconds before returning to his business.

Olympus OMD E-M5 frame, ISO 400, 1/1000s (~75% crop)
TS102 APO refractor scope 700mm F/6.8 on RH-2 gimbal head



Thanks for looking,
Tord

[Marina Scarr]

Great pose and BG on this image. Your bird looks a little bit overexposed and I think this image would be more pleasing with a looser crop, especially since your BG is so special.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great bird and a neat perch for it. Beautiful BG. I agree the image is overexposed on the whites, and the subject rather large in the frame.

Interesting gear you are using...how is the auto-focus with that?

[Tord Andreasson]

Great bird and a neat perch for it. Beautiful BG. I agree the image is overexposed on the whites, and the subject rather large in the frame.

Interesting gear you are using...how is the auto-focus with that?

Thanks,

The gear I use is MF, focusing is operated with a double speed Crayford focuser. So you could think of the scope as a prime telephoto lens. (A month ago I posted a picture and description of the setup upon request from a member but that post was not published for some reason. Maybe I should have posted in other thread/forum?).

I suppose I should re-crop/reposition (it's a 75% crop), and re-develop in LR using lower exposure setting.

Thanks for feedback,
Tord

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thank you for the info, Tord. Looks like there are some challenges with that system, but I bet you are having tons of fun with it too!